Hose-supporter



'w. s. HUNKIN S.

HOSE S'UPPORTERJ APPLICATION FILED DEC. 4. 1920- 1,398,486. Patented Nov. 29; 1921.

Inqento'r:

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Application filed December To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, WILLIAM S. HUNKINs, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Los Angeles, California, have invented a new and useful Hose-Supporter, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates particularly to improvements in devices such'as covered by my atent No. 1,354,485, of October 5, 1920. The main object of my present invention is to construct a simple and inexpensive but reliable device for affording a bearing or bushing adapted to be secured to a corset, waist, or similar garment, and from which the hose supporter is tov depends In my former patent, I broadly claimedcertain combinations and; illustrated several forms of bushings. I have in saidpatent specifically claimed a bushing adapted to be con-,

nected to what is, commonly known as a folded tape. The bushing of my present invention is applicableto any form of tape, and I havev particularly sought to construct the bushing in such manner that when se-.

cured to the tape at the factory, it can be shipped and handled without becoming accidentally disengaged. In other words, a tape and its bushing may be assembled at the factory and sold as an article ofmanufacture to be readily attached by anyone to the corset or waist, or other garment desired.

Figure 1 illustrates my invention in its a preferred form, the same being a front view of the device attached to the fragment of a corset or waist, and with a hose supporter connected thereto.

Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the tape and bushing of Fig. 1. n

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the tape and bushing.

Fig. 4 shows the tape and bushing before their assembly, and in dotted lines, an intermediate stage of the assembly.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view at the intermediate stage of assembly and before the bushing is rolled or formed into shape.

Fig. 6 shows a somewhat different method 'of securing the bushing to the tape.

Fig. 7 is an outline view of the blank from which the bushing of Fig. 6 is to be formed. y i y 1 Figs. 8 and 9 are front and sectional Specification of Letters Patent. Pgyl entefil NW, 29, 1921 V 14, 1920; Serial No. 430,621.

views respectively of a somewhat different method of securing the bushing to the tape.

Figs. 10 and 11 are perspective two other forms of bushings.

14 indicates a fragment of a garment from which the hose supporter is to depend. 15 indicates the upper end of the hose supporter proper. The tape 16 is ordinarily views of non-elastic and has its upper ends stitched or otherwise suitably secured to the gar- .ment. The hose supporter 15 which is ordi narily of elastic material is provided with a suitable fastening device 1-7 having a bar member 18 adapted to be passed through the bushing 19 which is secured to the tape .16. r

7 This bushing 19.is preferably formedof sheet metal and has its end portions 20 folded over the edges of the tape 16, as indicated in Figs. 4 and 5. The body and end portions 20 are then curled or otherwise rolled or formed into a cylindricalbushing, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The edges 21 of the ends grip the tape 16 and hold the tape 1 and 2, the two ends of thetape 16 lying flat together and being adapted to be readily stitched orreadily sewed to the garment by anyone.

permanently in the position shown in Figs. j

ln the form shown in igs. 6 and 7 the blank 22 which forms the body of the bushing has projecting tangs 23 adapted to embrace the edges of the tape to hold the parts in their proper relative positions as shown in Fig. 0.

In the forms shown in Figs. 8 and 9, the

bushing 24 has'a' plate 25 with slots 26211161 27 through which the ends of the tape are threaded. Thisbushing and plate is so designed as to permit the tape to be assembled by a hand operation.

In the 'forrn'shownin Fig. 10 the bushing and plate are similar to those of Figs 8 and 9, but mthlscase, I have shown a flange 28 rolled up from the slot 27 so as to afford a rounded bearing edge for the tape.

In the form shownin Fig. 11, the bar 29 is offset somewhat to form the slot 30 and I have arovided fingers 3l -3l adapted toengage and hold the edges of the tape.

I claim 2-- 1. In a hose supporter construction a loop of tape and a bushing secured in the loop and comprising a tubular portion With bushing, a tape embracing said bushing and 10 V r of thetape.

integrally formed adjacently positioned end end members foldedrbaek on said tape and memberseinbracing between them the edges holding said tape to said bushing. a

. l p p 4%. lnahose'supporter eo'nstructioma tu- 2; In a hose supporter construction, a bular bushing, a loop oftape embracing bushing, a tape embracing saidbushing, and said bushing,,and end members connected 15 end members connected to-said bushing and to the ends of the bushing and embracing embracing the outside of said tape. 1 the edges of the tape adjacent the bushing.

3. In a hose supporter "construction, a v VVILLIANI S. HUNKINS. 

